Slaughter creek overpass Capital Excavation will replace the Slaughter Creek overpass, adding a southbound-to-northbound U-turn bridge and safety lighting in the area. The TxDOT bridge at I-35 will have three lanes, sidewalks and shoulders. Work includes widening the southbound frontage road to two lanes through the creek intersection. Slaughter creek overpass
Capital Excavation will replace the Slaughter Creek overpass, adding a southbound-to-northbound U-turn bridge and safety lighting in the area. The TxDOT bridge at I-35 will have three lanes, sidewalks and shoulders. Work includes widening the southbound frontage road to two lanes through the creek intersection.[/caption]

Updated June 1 at 1:50 p.m.:

Due to forecasted rain on June 3 and 4, TxDOT has postponed the I-35 mainlane closures at the Slaughter Creek overpass to the nights of June 10 and 11, from 11 p.m.-10 a.m. each night.

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Weather permitting, the Texas Department of Transportation will close the I-35 main lanes at the Slaughter Creek overpass located near Southpark Meadows from 11 p.m.-10 a.m. the nights of June 3 and 4 to demolish the 60-year-old overpass.

Traffic will be rerouted to the frontage roads in both directions, according to TxDOT. Southbound drivers can cross back onto I-35 near Onion Creek Parkway, while northbound drivers can return onto the main lanes near Slaughter Lane.

The demolition may be rescheduled to a later date if rain makes the work area unsafe, TxDOT spokesperson Kelli Reyna said.

The Slaughter Creek overpass will be closed for one year to make way for a new, wider bridge with a south-to-northbound turnaround to improve traffic flow and safety. The traffic signals at the intersection will be removed during construction.

Construction crews will also widen the southbound I-35 frontage roads to two  lanes past the Slaughter Creek intersection, as well as adding safety lighting from Slaughter Lane to Onion Creek Parkway.